July 2026

The Council of Europe has issued guidance asking member states to strengthen accountability for technology-facilitated violence against women and girls.

The story of Kerala nurses in Germany is about women, migration, care work and the quiet labour that helped strengthen a health system far from home.

A DBS Bank India study with Deloitte shows how women across India are using digital payments, credit and investment tools, while also pointing to the need for deeper awareness and …

India will host ministers and heads of delegation from BRICS countries in Kochi for the BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting on 8–9 July 2026.

The 2025 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 shows the top 10 women employers in India, with TCS leading by headcount and Shahi Exports leading by workforce share.

India wants more women in paid work, cities, factories and formal jobs. That growth story needs safe and affordable housing for women near opportunity.

Anda Filip’s election as the first woman Secretary General of the IPU belongs to a wider shift: women now lead major institutions shaping trade, migration, technology, climate and democracy.

Maharashtra has passed the Women Farmers Empowerment Bill, giving women engaged in agriculture official recognition even when they do not own land.

Madhya Pradesh’s Safe Tourism Destinations for Women Initiative combines women’s safety, self-defence, skilling and tourism-linked livelihoods across 50 destinations.

More Indian women are being counted as employed, but much of the rise is coming through agriculture and unpaid family labour. That makes the progress real, but incomplete.